Even after the office went from the environs of the home to the business centers and capitals, the secretary desks did not languish. They simply moved to the office outside of the home. It was not until the industrial revolution and the advent of electricity that the secretary desk declined in popularity and was assigned a role as a decoration as opposed to a work station.

The next material for desks is glass. True, they make desks entirely of glass quite seldom, they mostly use combinations of glass with metal or rarer with wood. Glass desks look light, they visually don’t take up much space in the room. Glass is perfectly resistant to small scratches and it is not afraid of moisture. The biggest disadvantage of glass is its fragility. True, there are special glasses, they are very strong, made by special technologies, as glasses for cars. Buying a glass desk, demand a certificate about the strength of the glass, used in it.

An ergonomic office desk is a scientifically engineered desk that provides the user a more comfortable and natural position according to ergonomic science. The importance of ergonomics is the growing trend in office furniture today and helps keep people healthy and productive in the workplace.